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It wasn't the sheer volume of bills that the late Sen. Edward M. Kennedy piloted through the U.S. Senate that made him a national political icon, but rather the technique he relied on to effect sweeping change on everything from health care, to immigration reform, to peace in Ireland.

I contacted Senator Kennedy’s office to ask if it was possible to get tickets to the first Kennedy/Romney Debate at Faneuil Hall in Boston during October 1994 for five Russians friends who were visiting Massachusetts from Petrozavodsk, Karelia, as participants in a two-way exchange program.

A few days later, I received a reply from his staff that no tickets to the debate at Faneuil Hall were available, but complimentary tickets to the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum at Columbia Point would be waiting for us there on the date of the debate.

When I arrived with our Russian guests, we were greeted by the library director who to our great surprise explained that Senator Kennedy had been preparing for the debate in the family’s private room on the 7th floor and waited for us to arrive as long as he could before he had to leave for Faneuil Hall.

The library director gave all of us a private tour that ended on the 7th floor at two large double oak doors.

While unlocking these doors he smiled and said to the Russian translator in our group,“The Senator said that to tell you that you might be interested to know that the only other Russian that was invited to enter this room was a fellow name Mikhail Gorbachev.”

It will suffice to say that I and many will remember ‘Ted’ not only as a was a great Senator, but also just a regular guy who was one of us.

You are kidding right?? "a regular guy who was one of us."??? The man NEVER held a job, was given everything on a silver platter and single-handedly ruined this country with his bashing of our immigration policies. Yeah great guy...for a moron.There is also that little incident where he let that girl drown and nothing happened to him...yeah that is JUST what would happen to you or me.

It's no surprise that the media paints a one way picture as if everybody loved this guy and he should have our sympathy because no one else must have ever experienced tragedy in their lives.He helped Devil Patrick prevent Ma citizens voice from being heard at the last election, He helped make sure the middle class would help pay for those who come into the country illegally or just waqnt to leech off the system and He is also the only Senator to get away with vehicular homicide just because of his name. Not to mention his alcoholic escapades in Florida. Some roll model!You won't see any negative remarks on the major TV stations or their websites because the first amendment rights are for the stations and not their viewers.

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You are kidding right?? "a regular guy who was one of us."??? The man NEVER held a job, was given everything on a silver platter and single-handedly ruined this country with his bashing of our immigration policies. Yeah great guy...for a ****.There is also that little incident where he let that girl drown and nothing happened to him...yeah that is JUST what would happen to you or me.

Memories of U.S. Senator Edward M. KennedyI contacted Senator Kennedy’s office to ask if it was possible to get tickets to the first Kennedy/Romney Debate at Faneuil Hall in Boston during October 1994 for five Russians friends who were visiting Massachusetts from Petrozavodsk, Karelia, as participants in a two-way exchange program.A few days later, I received a reply from his staff that no tickets to the debate at Faneuil Hall were available, but complimentary tickets to the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum at Columbia Point would be waiting for us there on the date of the debate.When I arrived with our Russian guests, we were greeted by the library director who to our great surprise explained that Senator Kennedy had been preparing for the debate in the family’s private room on the 7th floor and waited for us to arrive as long as he could before he had to leave for Faneuil Hall.The library director gave all of us a private tour that ended on the 7th floor at two large double oak doors.While unlocking these doors he smiled and said to the Russian translator in our group,“The Senator said that to tell you that you might be interested to know that the only other Russian that was invited to enter this room was a fellow name Mikhail Gorbachev.”It will suffice to say that I and many will remember ‘Ted’ not only as a was a great Senator, but also just a regular guy who was one of us.

Now that you brought it up, are you aware Ted Kennedy advocated appeasement of the Soviet Union and other totalitarian regimes? He opposed the Reagan/Thatcher/John Paul II confrontation of the Evil Empire, going so far as to "SECRETLY" reach out to the Soviet regime in 1983 with the motive of helping the Soviets defeat US policy. If Kennedy's political veiws had prevailed, millions of people would have remained trapped behind the Iron Curtain.

<quoted text>Now that you brought it up, are you aware Ted Kennedy advocated appeasement of the Soviet Union and other totalitarian regimes? He opposed the Reagan/Thatcher/John Paul II confrontation of the Evil Empire, going so far as to "SECRETLY" reach out to the Soviet regime in 1983 with the motive of helping the Soviets defeat US policy. If Kennedy's political veiws had prevailed, millions of people would have remained trapped behind the Iron Curtain.

Stamos, you are right on the button about your facks. Liberalism has no place in the land of the free. It is totally against the Constitution, so it is our enemy. Through Ted's life which had many lows and some high's, I really hope he made his peace with God. After all, what's the Cross all about, it's FORGIVENESS...that's one thing we all need to acknowledge.

Enough is enough. This man has done nothing but take money from hard working people and give it to lazy people who refuse to work.How can you people make a hero out of a man who left a woman to die in order to save himself.

He absolutely ruined his first wife's life. Also he was a rapist before his current wife put a stop to his drinking and skirt chasing.

Reason why I would not ove back to MA if the opportunity arose. I grew up in MA and moved to VA in my lat e 20's. I still have a lot of friends and family in that area. I just cannot believe how much has gone on - the tolls in and out of Boston (hubby and I used to work in Boston and Cambridge), the crap with not being able to sell a house with an older septic tank unles it met certain criteria, just I have no great memories of MA politics as people down here think I must have growing up in a state with such a great leader! Well, no. He was out of touch and expected those of us busting our tails to come up in life to support those who often CHOSE not to do anything because the gov't woud take care of it all. There is a lot of MA I miss but there is no way we could move back there if the opportunity arose. Yes, an era is ending in US politics, but was it as great as people want to think or was it just they were blinded by the "Kennedy Legacy." Anyone remember what happened to the MA state college/university system when Dukakis put his cronies in middle management positions just before he left office? Well found this this morning on a Kennedy Successor http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8... "the name of former governor Michael Dukakis has popped up "

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